The six-course, 18-credit Elementary STEM Endorsement is a 2-year, cohort-based program. The courses are designed to increase in-service K-6 teachers’ content knowledge, confidence, and capacity to facilitate meaningful experiences that integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in K-6 classrooms.

The focus of the endorsement is STEM CONTENT: learning about, with, and from STEM disciplines. The coursework is also designed to help classroom teachers develop pedagogical content knowledge to be able to facilitate student-focused STEM experiences in their classrooms. Courses are rigorous and involve out-of-class assignments.

Tuition for the program is covered by the STEM Action Center and the USOE, but participants will be required to pay a $50 fee per course. The Elementary STEM Endorsement is currently closed to enrollment.